Curating the very best packaging design

“Natural forms are the best way to show the naturalness of product. You need only to recognize the form in order to understand what’s inside of the package. The design is simple and uncluttered to show off the clean and clear product.”

“Miss Mary’s Morning Elixir is a premium Bloody Mary mix with a sexy vintage pinup look designed by Brandon Van Liere. The illustrated brand has a handmade feel that captures the product’s uniqueness and small-scale production, and has a personality that’s naughty and a little coy, as if the bottle holds secrets to be discovered.”

“Bat Masterson was an original old West Renaissance man. He lived large. He was a U.S. marshal, a buffalo hunter, a gambler, a businessman, a boxing promoter and a newspaperman. He was the embodiment of manifest destiny, always exploring, never settling, always striving to improve. Along those same lines of thinking 35 Maple Street Spirits created three whiskeys that honor this multifaceted man, each one representing a different aspect of Masterson’s life.”

Boris once again expanded its family of products with an entry into the world of spirits. The brand new product, a Quebec-made vodka, can be found on SAQ shelves, a first for the Boris brand, whose products had only been available in supermarkets and convenience stores until then.”

“This is one of Estudio Arena-Bahamonde’s new projects. This wine is surrounded by mystery. That is why we designed modern, minimalistic labels inviting wine lovers to discover each of its secrets. Morse code-written capsules, messages to decipher labels, mysteries to solve on the web or with social media.”

“For 100 years now, J. Hornig has been bringing delicious coffee to Austria. It’s a popular family-run business with traditional roots. Nevertheless there’s no better time than now to “restart” the brand. To focus on the future and to stop following the trends of the past few decades. J. Hornig still knows how coffee tastes best: Black, natural and home-made. It’s the essence that counts most. And the pleasure when roasting coffee.”

“Paperboy is about as green as it’s possible to make a wine bottle. It’s made out of a compressed recycled paper, printed with natural inks and the inside contains a recyclable sleeve like you find in a box of wine. The bottles are rigid and strong – they’re even icebucket safe for three hours – and take only 15% of the energy that regular glass bottles take to produce. They weigh only an ounce when empty so save a huge amount of energy on shipping. In Safeway now and available nationwide soon.”

“Five West Coast craft brewers teamed up to create a collaboration beer that required a packaging solution that not only celebrated craft and teamwork – but also saluted the craft beer drinkers bold enough to give it a try. Spruce Tip Stout, made with real Spruce tips, was brewed to celebrate BC Craft Beer Month by R&B Brewing, Brassneck Brewery, Red Truck Brewing, Main Street Brewing, and 33 Acres Brewing – all British Columbian breweries that call the Brewery Creek District of Vancouver home.”

“The Swiss honey producer nectaflor launched three special exquisite products in Summer 2013 – Honey from three different regions in Switzerland: Ticino, Ostschweizer and Jura Suisse. Due to the regional limitation the delicious honey sorts are only available in small quantities, which leads to a high exclusivity.

allink created a packaging that focuses on the honey per se in order to fulfil the valuable content. The characteristic flip-top jars ensure a clear distinction on the shelf and are complemented with a small but a lovingly created paper label. This packaging solution appears honest and authentic and highlights the values naturalness and personality.”

“Wine used to be one of the most expensive liquors in some countries a few decades ago. Now it has become so affordable that we can even enjoy wine with a few dollars.

Unlike its popularity, we personally thought the way wine is consumed is and its culture on the table are a bit inconvenient.

vin grâce is a new solution, introducing the whole new wine culture to the market. Paper-made container is far more lighter than a glass bottle, not to mention easier to carry, cheaper to produce and of course not fragile.”